Ok, after having my recaro COMO for almost 3 months, i must say, i absolutely hate it! I can not stand it and if i could afford it, i would have bought another car seat . .here is why:
1- The straps are too thin and they keep twisting and reverse directions.
2- No matter how hard you pull on the strap (bottom loop) to make it tight, it doesn't!! You have to pull the belts from the top while yanking the loop from the bottom seat to make it tight .. and it still doesn’t feel right.
3 – The loop the you pull to tighten the belts, is very short and you can hardly get your hand it it to pull. And when you loosen the belts (to take the baby out), you need to make sure that u leave some slack otherwise the loop closes all the way and you can never get your finger under it to open it. I have to put my key or a pen under it to pull it back up. Sorry, not very good in explaining things, for those of you who have it, you know what I am talking about.
I just don’t understand why the couldn’t just have a strap to pull like all other car seats!!!
4 - When I put my son the seat, healways end up sitting on top of the bottom cushions, and than i have to lift him up a bit to pull the cushion from under him.
Overall, it is a very difficult seat to use and although it may have a safe design, just the fact that you can never make the belts tight enough, and the fact that the straps twist and turn inside the buckles, makes it the a very unsafe car seat ...
Don't buy it unless you know you at least try and return it. Judge it for yourself.
1- The straps are too thin and they keep twisting and reverse directions.
2- No matter how hard you pull on the strap (bottom loop) to make it tight, it doesn't!! You have to pull the belts from the top while yanking the loop from the bottom seat to make it tight .. and it still doesn’t feel right.
3 – The loop the you pull to tighten the belts, is very short and you can hardly get your hand it it to pull. And when you loosen the belts (to take the baby out), you need to make sure that u leave some slack otherwise the loop closes all the way and you can never get your finger under it to open it. I have to put my key or a pen under it to pull it back up. Sorry, not very good in explaining things, for those of you who have it, you know what I am talking about.
I just don’t understand why the couldn’t just have a strap to pull like all other car seats!!!
4 - When I put my son the seat, healways end up sitting on top of the bottom cushions, and than i have to lift him up a bit to pull the cushion from under him.
Overall, it is a very difficult seat to use and although it may have a safe design, just the fact that you can never make the belts tight enough, and the fact that the straps twist and turn inside the buckles, makes it the a very unsafe car seat ...
Don't buy it unless you know you at least try and return it. Judge it for yourself.